Business / Tech May 14, 2023
Taiwan is running low on a strategic asset: engineers
A shrinking population, demanding work culture and an abundance of competing tech jobs have meant workers have become ever more scarce.
Asia Pacific / Politics Apr 3, 2023
‘On a tightrope’: How Taiwan’s president navigated the U.S. and China
Known for her quiet pragmatism, Tsai Ing-wen has ushered in a new era of American cooperation as worries about Chinese aggression rise.
World Feb 8, 2023
The people onscreen are fake. The disinformation is real.
Videos distributed by pro-China bot accounts are the first known instance of "deepfake” video technology being used as part of a state-aligned information campaign.
Asia Pacific Nov 25, 2022
In a challenge to Beijing, unrest over COVID lockdowns spreads
Protests have broken out in Guangzhou and at an iPhone factory in central China, while online many have raged at authorities after the death of a girl was blamed on COVID-19 restrictions.
World / Politics Oct 4, 2022
U.S. plans new limits on tech sent to Chinese firms
The Biden administration is expected to announce new measures to restrict Chinese companies from getting access to technologies that enable high-performance computing.
Business / Tech Aug 30, 2022
‘The eye of the storm’: Taiwan is caught in a great game over microchips
Taiwan is the biggest producer of the world’s most advanced chips. It is also rapidly becoming one of the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoints.
Asia Pacific Aug 6, 2022
Fight or surrender: Taiwan’s generational divide on China’s threats
Conflicting allegiances dominate Taiwan politics, with debates over China breaking down along the lines of age, identity and geography.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Jun 27, 2022
‘An invisible cage’: How China is policing the future
The latest generation of technology digs through vast amounts of data to find patterns and aberrations, promising to predict crimes or protests before they happen.
Business May 1, 2022
Elon Musk’s ties to China could create headaches for Twitter
Musk’s investments in China could be at risk if Twitter upsets the Communist Party, which has banned the platform but used it extensively to push Beijing’s foreign policy around the globe.
World Apr 12, 2022
China’s echoes of Russia’s alternate reality intensify globally
The campaign by China has further undercut the country’s effort to present itself as a neutral actor in the war, eager to promote a peaceful resolution.